Sydney Law School: Recent submissions
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Bauxite and boundaries: 50 years since Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd (1971) 17 FLR 141
Published 2021This year 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of Blackburn J’s decision in Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd (1971) 17 FLR 141. Though it is imprecisely remembered as the first time that the fiction of terra nullius was contested ...Open AccessArticle -
The (Omni)bus that broke down: Changes to casual employment and the remnants of the Coalition’s industrial relations agenda
Published 2021The Morrison Government saw the COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity to reset the debate over Australia's industrial relations system. Its 'Omnibus Bill' was the product of an unusually constructive process of dialogue with ...Open AccessArticle -
The 'Fair Work Act' in 2020 hindsight: The current multifaceted crisis and prospects for the future
Published 2018The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) has reached the significant milestone of 10 years in operation, and is the first Australian labour law regime to endure so long since the first moves away from conciliation and arbitration in ...Open AccessArticle -
Will pay be better and jobs more secure? Analysing the Albanese government’s first round of fair work reforms
Published 2023The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Cth) may be just the first in a series of major reforms to the Fair Work system from the Labor Government elected in 2022. But its content says much ...Open AccessArticle -
Freedom of speech in Australian defamation law: Ridicule, satire and other challenges
Published 2001This article argues that freedom of speech has a shifting and uncertain status in Australian law. Part 2 argues this case at the level of media law generally, suggesting that this uncertain status reflects the present, ...Open AccessArticle